GREENSBORO – GuilfordWorks Workforce Development Board celebrated the opening of its new state-of-the-art NCWorks NextGen Emerging Workforce Career Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 30th.

The Emerging Workforce Career Center, located in downtown Greensboro, fosters an innovative open-concept environment created to increase youth and young adult engagement throughout Guilford County.

Why in Downtown Greensboro?

This facility allows for central collaboration between the various community partners to lead youth through planned activities targeting educational and career pathways.

This location provides quick access to many of our primary and community partners, such as the Greensboro Parks and Recreations team, Greensboro Public Libraries, the Forge Makerspace, East Greensboro Now, and several family success centers. It’s navigable and available to all modes of transportation. Equally as important, we’re flanked by major colleges and universities. And this space will provide some productive activities while they’re in the downtown district.

– Chris Rivera

What’s so special about this place?

Designed by Able & Co., in collaboration with NCWorks NextGen Ambassadors, the new space intends to entice and engage younger customers. The Emerging Workforce Center contains features a computer lab to be utilized for workshops, trainings, and personal use for participants when needed, as well as a Virtual Reality space for the upcoming VR Initiative.

This is where GuilfordWorks shines, whether it’s helping young adults launch their careers by providing training and educational opportunities for professionals or aiding businesses by providing best management practices. Your dedication to strengthening our local economy has not gone unnoticed.

– Representative Kathy Manning

NCWorks NextGen in Guilford County helps young adults ages 16-24, maximize their skills and get connected to meaningful employment. The goal of the Emerging Workforce Center is to meet Guilford County youth and young adults where they are. This new career center has an open concept throughout the space, allowing staff to being able to help walk-ins and those with appointments with ease.

Our team is committed to providing integrated, customer-focused services that benefit our young adults’ future and our community’s economic development.

– Sabrina Breedan

The event featured several speakers, including Rep. Kathy Manning, US House of Representatives – NC District 6; Mayor Nancy Vaughan – City of Greensboro; Kevin Robinson, GuilfordWorks – Emerging Workforce Committee Chair; Sabrina Breeden, NextGen Program Manager; Christian Davis, Youth Leader – 500 Jobs GSO; and Kasean Francis, NCWorks NextGen Ambassador.